Title of the document Well well well! The correct question was indeed “Who is Orville Gibson?” Born in Chateauguay NY (WAY up on the Canadian border, near the Gibson Brothers’ home!). He formed the Gibson Guitar & Mandolin Co. in … Read More
Title of the document December 5, 2020 Update: FINAL JEOPARDY TIE BREAKER CATEGORY “Famous Kentuckians” George and Andy face off with $12,000 each to wager on coming up with the correct Question. December 4, 2020 Update: FINAL JEOPARDY ANSWER “19th … Read More
This week we take a break from Dick asking the questions, and instead invite our faithful readers to ask the questions using the Comments Section below. Dick will do his best to reply in a Comment below. As Bill Monroe … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winner is George Nasca November 6 TRIVIA QUESTION What is Carlton Haney MOST famous for? A. He managed/booked Bill Monroe for awhile and tried to court Bill’s daughter B. He managed/booked Reno & Smiley for … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winner is Todd Evans October 30 TRIVIA QUESTION In the world of electric guitars, the current rage is a brand-new instrument that has been “distressed” at the factory to look old and used. This development … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winner is Mike Fowler October 23, 2020 TRIVIA QUESTION OK Bluegrass Trivia players, let’s switch gears a bit and play a Guessing Game based on the musings of that paragon of military bluegrass mountaineering, Colonel … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winner is Steve Margulis October 16 TRIVIA QUESTION Where did the great band Hot Rize get their name? A. Colorado hot air balloon festival B. A pun on a Lebanese word for fancy neckties (bassist … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winner is Andy Bing October 9 TRIVIA QUESTION There are more bluegrass biographies out there than most readers suspect. You can learn a LOT about founding figures of bluegrass in books. Also of course via … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winner is Kathy Treasure October 2 TRIVIA QUESTION Twenty years ago actor George Clooney starred in the Coen Brothers’ hit movie O Brother Where Art Thou. A key plot point in the movie is when … Read More
This Contest is Closed The winner is Paula Moskowitz September 25 TRIVIA QUESTION What did Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs have in common, before they ever joined Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys in 1945? They both worked for Bill’s brother … Read More